HK036 - Main catalogue

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1207 1944 (11 May) An air mail censor cover from Chengtu registered to Toronto, Canada, on front bearing SYS Paicheng print irregular perf. $4 in pair and imperf. $10 in pair, both tied by bilingual ‘CHENGTU’ cds, on reverse with ‘OTTAWA/3.6.44’ arrival red transit and ‘TORONTO/3.6.44’ arrival cds, ‘Opened By Censor/DB/14’ censor label, tied by large sing ring ‘NATIONAL REVENUE POSTAL/TOTONTO.../DUTY FREE/4.6.44’ violet cancel, roughly opened at back. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500 1208 1944 (16 Dec.) A censor cover from Chungking registered to New York, USA, on reverse bearing SYS Paicheng print imperf. $ 10 x 3, tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/KOLOSHAN’ ( 歌樂山 ) with char. ‘ 中華民國 …’ black censor frame chop, overlapped by ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label, ‘NEWYORK/24.1.45’ oval transit and ‘NEWYORK/25.1.45’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,500

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1209 1944 (2 Nov.) An air mail censor cover from Hsinchiao registered to New York, USA. On front hand stamped ‘DHF/12’ and ‘DHF/25’ two India violet censor chop, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print $1 x 2, 2 different shade, Paicheng print $4 and imperf. $10 strip of 4, tied by char. ‘EAST SZECHWAN/HSIENCHIAO’ ( 新橋 ) cds, ‘MIAMI/22.11.44’ transit and 2 different ‘NEWYORK’ arrival cancel. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800 1210 1944 (28 Feb.) An air mail censor cover from Canton registered to USA, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 30c and $3 in pair, one stamp took off, tied by char. ‘CANTON/GOYIU’ ( 高要 ) with ‘DHA/180’ India violet censor chop, ‘MIAMI/16.4.44’ transit and ‘CULVER CITY/19.4.44’ arrival cds. Photo HK$ 300 - 400

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1211 1944 (28 Feb.) An air mail censor cover from Canton registered to USA, on reverse bearing SYS Central Trust print 30c x 2, $3 in pair and Paicheng print $10, both tied by CANTON/GOYIU’ ( 高要 ) with ‘DHA/130’ India violet censor chop, ‘MIAMI/16.4.44’ transit and ‘LOS ANGLES/18.4.44’ arrival cds, with ‘Opened By Examiner/P.C.90’ censor label, very fine. Photo HK$ 1,200 - 1,400 1212 1944 (31 Nov.) An air mail censor cover from Kukkong to New York, USA, on front hand stamped ‘This Article Has Been Held By The Office Of Censorship’ in two black straight, and ‘DHF’ violet India censor chop, on reverse with SYS Central Trust print $3, $5 and Paicheng print $10 x 2, tied by bilingual ‘KUKKONG S.O.NO.2’ cds, faint ‘MIAMI/20.4.45’ transit and two different ‘NEW YORK’ arrival cds, dated 22.4.45 and 13.9.45 and , with ‘Opened By Examiner’ and ‘Examiner By’ censor labels. This cover was held in post office more than 9 months. Photo HK$ 1,500 - 1,800

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